Heath is 8-2 against Lakewood since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Heath Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Lakewood Lancers at 7:15 p.m. Heath will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Heath beat Johnstown-Monroe 43-31.
Heath can attribute much of their success to Jaxon Duston, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and five steals, and Ben Mason, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Duston is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Devito, who scored seven points.
Meanwhile, Lakewood came up short against Northridge on Tuesday and fell 56-43. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lakewood in their matchups with Northridge: they've now lost eight in a row.
Heath has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Lakewood, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-15.
Everything came up roses for Heath against Lakewood when the teams last played back in January as the team secured a 52-21 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heath since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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